Motor vehicle



Aug. 8, 1933. D. CHURCH MOTOR VEHICLE Filed April 28, 1950 5 Sheets-Sheet I 1 Fig. 1

INVENTOR HAROLD D. CHURCH A TTORNE y H. D. CHURCH Aug. 8, 1933.

MOTOR VEHICLE A TTORNEY H. D. CHURCH Aug. 8, 1933.

MOTOR VEHICLE 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 u q o Q Z... M. \-u\ m i a 11v VENTOR HAiaoLo D. CHURCH Aug. 8, 1933. H. D. cHuRcQ MOTOR VEHICLE Filed April 28, 1930 IN VENTOR HAROLD D. CHURCH ATTORNEY Aug. 8, 1933. QCHURCH I 1,921,660

' MOTOR VEHICLE Filed April 28, 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 IN V E N 7 0R HAROLD D. CHuRcH A TTORNEY l'1erential movement between the traction wheels mounted on each end or" the housing there is a 65 2Q transmission for a vehicle of the class, gabove Thefbody hand the frame of the" chassis are 1 broken awayso .as to show the rear axle and ment with the ground. it

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4 in conjunction with the housing, V

diflerential 11 mounted in the rear axle housing C. receive 7 the inner splined ends of the traction 105 I pose. The driven gears 13 of the differential 11, differential 11 to the axles l4; and from the axles no 1 UN T D- S A ES jo rrwfir H IMOI O R'VEHICLEa I HaroldD. "Church, Cleveland, Ohio, assignor to The White, Motor Company, Cleveland, phio a Corporation of Ohio I Application April as, 1'9so..s gia1 No; 44 ,07 -8 c ai (01. ism- 212) g This invention relatesto motor vehicles of theireceivie the inner splined ends'of a pairof aligned I type which possesses multiple sets of traction transversely extending axles la, the outer endsof. wheels, and more particularly .to" that class of I which are connected by driving mechanism, heremotor vehicles in which the sets of tractionwheels inafter described, to the traction wheels15 of the" 5 are ,journalled on rigid, pivotallymounted 'car-. vehicle. 1 f r riers disposedatthe sides of the vehicle." Extending transversely of the vehicle abovethe It is an object of this invention to provide'a' axle housing C there is a bar 16 held in fixedrepower transmission mechanism for a vehicle of lationto the housingby aplate l'l secured to the a the class above mentioned, which will permit dif; barand housinghy means of; screws 18; and

of the separate sets. 1 q C two-part longitudinally extending casing Dsup- Itis a further object of this invention to-proported alignment with the housing'by means of. V vide. a power transmission mechanism for a vebearings formed in spaced brackets 19 carried by 1 mole of the class, above mentioned, which will the bar 16.; Thebrackets 19 each comprises an I 15 permit differential movement both between the .upper mernberyw hoited'to the harld and-alower different sets of traction wheels and the wheels 5 member 21 removahly secured to they upper .memof the separate sets. r her by means ofholts 22, theabove mentioned It is a further object of this invention to probearin s consisting ofj-cornplemental-'semi-circur vide'a sturdy and efiicient axle, wheel, and power larecesses formed in the members 20 and 21.

mentioned. a resiliently supported above the, axle jhousing C l Other objects relatingtodetails ofconstruction and the associated bar 16 by means of springs 23v and economies of manufacture will hereinafter secured-tothe lower members 21 offlgthe'finner appear. a r V ,brackets 22 and'to the frame. side rails24; vThe-f- In the accompanyingdrawingsf casings D. are supported by th'etraction wheels I Figure 1 isa side elevation of amotorbusem- -15 of the vehicle which are mounted on shafts 25 bodying this invention. journalled in. the ends of the casings D, and are n Figure 2 is a plan view-ofthe bus shown adapted to oscillatejin theabove described bear- Figure l, the rear portion of the body being ings to maintain the tractionwheels iniengageef ss wheel assembly, v securednpon the outer end of each axle jli Figure 3 is a section takenon line 33 of'Figthere is a worm 26 supported in the transverse ure,2. r I tubular extensions of the associated casing; by Figure 4 is a section-taken on line 4A= of Figmeans of anti-friction bearings 27; andmounted; i

) i in each of the casings D in antisfriction bearings Figure 51s a fragmentary horizontalrnedial see- H 28 supported in the longitudinally extending por-' tion of the rear axle housing oftne bus shown in tionsof the casings, thereis aconventional type Figure'l; the wheels and other associatedparts (differential 29, the ring gear or master gear 39 1' t at the right hand side of the vehicle being shown of which meshes with the superadjacent worm 26. The oppositely disposed driven gears 31 of Figure 6 is a section taken on line 6+-6 of Figthe differentials 29 receive the inner splined; ends ure 5, and i i g I of l a pair of longitudinally aligned shafts 32.

Figure 7 is a section taken on line 7-? of Fig- Mounted on the outer end of each of the shafts ure 3. Y l, H 32 therefisa worm 33 supported in anti-friction." 45 Referring to the drawings, the motor bus therehearings 341nounted'inthe end of the associated. 1,00. 5 in illustrated comprisesgenerally a body A and a casing. "The worms 33'rnesh with worm.wheelsz chassis B. Mounted on the forward end of the 35 supported in the corresponding ends of the chassis, there is an internal combustion engine casings in anti-friction bearings 36. The worm which drives the master gear 10 of a conventional wheels 35 are formed with splined bores which of the bus, the drive being effected through a conwheel drive shafts 25. 1 e ventional propeller shaft 12 and a seriesof mech- From the description given it is believed that anisms similar to those employed in a conventhe'operation will be apparent. Power' is'delivtional .four wheel automobile for the same purered from the propeller shaft '12 through the 14.- through the'differentials 2 9 and the shafts 32 to the traction wheel drive shafts 25, differential action between the separate traction wheels being permitted by the difierentials 29 and the inter-v "rnediate differential 11. r r

I various rearrangements of parts and modifica- Til Although the foregoing description is neces-,.

'sarily oi. a detailed character, in order that the invention may be 'completely set forth, it is to be understood that the specific terminology is not intended to he restrictive or confining, and that er, differentials meshing with themas ter gears ofithe differs:

carried by said structures, and. shaitsconnected' to different driven gears of said last named ierentials and carrying wor worm wheels rno' "-ted on the ends of said structures. 7 I 7 2. In a motor vehicle, the combination of a transverse axle housing, longitudinallyextending structures pivotallyassociated with the ends of said axle housing, a transverse' member rigidly connected to said housing, means car iedhysaid Lrnember for supporting said structures in proper relation to said housing, a shaft journalled ineacn end of each of saidstru-ctures, a vehicle wheel and a wormwheel mounted on each of said shafts, a

differential mounted in said housing, diii erentials having master gears inthe form of worm wheels 'mounted in said structures, means for driving-the master gear of said first named differential, shafts connected to different driven gears of said first named difierentialand carrying worms meshing the master gears of the difierentials carried by said structures, and shafts connected to difierent driven gears of said last named differentials and carrying worms meshing with the worm wheels mounted on-the shafts jcurnalled in the ends of saidstru'ctures;

- .of said member including a wheel, a' longitudi- 31.111 a motor vehicle, the combination of a transverse member, for supporting one end nally extending structure pivo'taliy associated with and supporting the opposite end of said member, a pair of wheels journalled onsaid structure, a differential carried by said member, means fordriving the, master gear of said differential, means cperatively connecting said first named wheel with a driven gear of said differential, an axle mounted in said member and connected to a second driven gear of said differential, a differential on each cf said shafts, a

v rential, shaftsconnected to different driven gears of said first named differential and carrying worms g with the urnalled in mounted in said structure in eccentric disposition to said axle and having a master gear in the form of a worm wheel, a Worm mounted on said axle meshing with the master gear of said second named differential, and separate means operatively connecting the Wheels'journalled on said structurewith the different driven gears of the differential mountedin said-structure.-

4; In a motor'vehicle, the combination of atransverse-axle housing, a rigid transverse construction disposed in spaced relation to said axle housing, longitudinallyextending structures journalled on the ends of said. axle housing and in said transverse constructiomwheels journalled on said structures, axle shafts carried in said housing, means for driving-said axle shafts, and means .operatively connecting said axle shafts to certain of the wheels journalledon said. structures.

5. In a motor vehicle, the combination of a transverse axlehousing, a transverse construction disposed in spaced relation to said axle housing and secured in fixed r'elationthereto, longitudi naily extending structures pivotally. associated:

with theends of said axle housin a l l in said transverse construction, and wheels journalled on' said structure, axle shafts carried in said housing, means for driving'said axle shafts,

and means operativel v' connecting said axle shafts to certain of the wheels journalled on said structures.

In a motor vehicle, the combination of a transverse axle housing, a transverse rigid construction adjacent J said axle, housing, longitudi-' nally extending structures'pivotally associated with the ends of said axle housing and pivotally mounted in said transverse construction, wheels 1 journalledon said structures, axle shafts carried in said housing, means for driving said axle shafts,

. and means operatively connecting said axle shafts n to certain of the wheels journalled on said structures. I

7.-In a motor vehicleg'the combination of a H transverseaxle housing, a transverse'rigid con-f struction adjacent said axle housing, longitudig nally extending structures pivotally associated with theends of said axle housing and-pivotally mounted in said transverse construction, wheels journalled on said structures, axle shafts carried in said housing, means for driving said'axle shafts, means operatively connecting said axle shafts to: certain of the wheels j ournalled on said structures,

" a'vehicle frame, and means for supporting said vehicle frame from said transverse construction.

8. In' a motorvehicle, the combination of a transverse axle housing, a transverse rigid construction rigidlyjconnected to said housing, longitudinally extending structures located at the ends of said housing and journalled in said construe: tion for oscillation with respect to said housing, wheels journalled on said structure, axle she-nits carried in said housing, means for driving said axle shafts, and means. operatively connecting said axle shafts to certain of the wheels journalled on said structure. Q HAROLD D. CHURCH. 

